The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Mcinnes stays as Dons report £533,000 profit
Aberdeen fans are celebrating a double dose of good news after boss Derek Mcinnes pledged his future to the club on the day the Dons announced a profit of £533,000 from last season.
Dons chairman Stewart Milne said Mcinnes had told him he plans on staying at Pittodrie despite strong reported interest from Rangers in his services and the Aberdeen boss reinforced Milne’s comments yesterday.
He said: “I want to reiterate what the chairman said. I speak to him every other day and relationships are key to me.
“He wanted to put something out, he spoke to me about it and I was happy for him to do that.
“I have never been one who feels the need to react to speculation and I don’t see how I can pick and choose.
“I’m getting asked all the time about this job or that job. A month ago I was asked about the Scotland job and I answered one question about it so everyone was happy with that.
“No one has really asked me about West Brom. No one is asking the Celtic manager if he’s interested in Everton or any other job that has come up every week. But there has been this obsession with the Rangers job.”
The Dons manager, whose side travels to Kilmarnock tomorrow, is keen to draw a line under what has been an intense three weeks of speculation about his future at Pittodrie.
He said: “In the past I have usually answered it and we have moved on but that doesn’t seem to be good enough. For me it’s done and dusted now.”
Mcinnes’ commitment to the Dons comes as the club announces its trading results for the year ended June 30, 2017, with the operating profit coming after the team’s run to two cup finals and finishing runners-up in the Scottish Premiership last season.
Turnover increased by almost £2 million last season from £13.414m to £15.281m which helped cover the increased wages which rose from £6.817m to a record £7.761m.
Chairman Milne also welcomed the £3.3mof additional investment into the club and the Community Trust with £2.5m coming from Dave Cormack and £775,000 from US businessman Tom Crotty.